Sentence examples for the slightest from inspiring English sources

"the slightest" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a level of smallness, or to indicate that something is very insignificant. For example: "He didn't show the slightest bit of emotion when he heard the news."

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the slightest

adjective

Small amount, gentle, or weak; not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe.

A slight (i.e. feeble) effort

synonyms

Exact(60)

Not in the slightest.

The New York Times

Only the slightest touch.

The New Yorker

The slightest Google search!

The Guardian

The slightest pause..

The New York Times - Arts

There was the slightest of pauses.

The New York Times

He wouldn't raise the slightest objection.

The New Yorker

The slightest glitch can cause chaos.

The Economist

"I'm not concerned in the slightest.

Independent

The slightest sound stiffens his whole body.

The New Yorker

I never felt the slightest bit endangered".

The New York Times - Magazine

Not in the slightest," he said.

Independent

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